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Turcu, Fanel
๐ท๐ดFIDE 1206044ยท Maleยท Romaniaยท Born in 1960
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Fanel Turcu, a 66-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1809. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (โ9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - Open, Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, and Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed.. He had 7 career breaks: 26 months (2001โ2003), 41 months (2003โ2007), 26 months (2010โ2012), 43 months (2012โ2016), 16 months (2017โ2019), 12 months (2022โ2023) and 15 months (2024โ2026). His peak of 2142 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1809
Standard
Rpd1863ยทBlz1776
All-time high
2142
โ333 pts below
Jul 2003 ยท age 43
Jul 2003 ยท age 43
Activity
16
games / yr avg. ยท โ1/mo
30 past 12 mo ยท โ3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,524
#73,524 ยท players worldwide ยท of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
22nd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 ยท rated 1855
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1786 โ 1869
Dec 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1869 โ returned at 1844
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1803 โ returned at 1786
Nov 2022
2021
25th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 ยท rated 1862
Aug 2021
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1929 โ returned at 1891
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-60
1869 โ 1809
Last 12 months โ tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 1764 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #13 | 1723 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 1721 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 1947 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #39 | 1828 | -24.6 |
Rankings
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Romania
#610
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#53,324
in continent
World
#73,523
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Romania
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| 610 | 1,809 | |
Europe
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| 53324 | 1,809 | |
World
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| 73523 | 1,809 | |